District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-12909

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Sep 30, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $5 receipt number NEW55358.), filed by MIGUEL CAHUEC-VENTURA.(ps) (Entered: 10/02/2026)

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Oct 02, 2026

ORDER. Respondents are hereby enjoined from transferring Petitioner from New Jersey pending further Order of the Court. Signed by Judge Brian R. Martinotti on 10/2/2026. (ps) (Entered: 10/02/2026)

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Oct 02, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by CHRISTIAN CARRARA on behalf of WARDEN, ELIZABETH CONTRACT DETENTION CENTER (CARRARA, CHRISTIAN) (Entered: 10/02/2026)

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Oct 02, 2026

Letter from Respondent Re. Petitioner's Location and Request to Stay Order. (CARRARA, CHRISTIAN) (Entered: 10/02/2026)

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Oct 05, 2026

TEXT ORDER: Before the Court is Respondents' letter requesting the Court transfer this matter to the Western District of Louisiana. (ECF No. 4.) Respondents submit that Petitioner was transferred to Louisiana prior to filing his Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (See id.) Respondents have not provided any documentation to support their position. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that within three day of the entry of the this Text Order Respondents shall provide the Court with documentation showing the Petitioner was transferred to Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana prior to filing his Petition here. So Ordered by Judge Brian R. Martinotti on 10/05/2026. (lr, ) (Entered: 10/05/2026)

Oct 05, 2026

Text Order

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Oct 06, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by THOMAS JEFFREY COGHLAN on behalf of WARDEN, ELIZABETH CONTRACT DETENTION CENTER (COGHLAN, THOMAS) (Entered: 10/06/2026)

Oct 07, 2026

CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The case you electronically filed did not include a Civil Cover Sheet (JS-44), which is required to be submitted along with the initial pleading, as indicated in the Attorney Case Opening Guide. Please complete and file a Civil Cover Sheet using the event Exhibit (to Document) found under Civil/Other Filings/Other Documents. Please refer to the Attorney Case Opening Guide for processing electronically filed cases. (vm)

Oct 07, 2026

QC - Civil Cover Sheet JS44

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Oct 08, 2026

Letter from Thomas Coghlan. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit)(COGHLAN, THOMAS) (Entered: 10/08/2026)

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Oct 08, 2026

Civil Cover Sheet from MIGUEL CAHUEC-VENTURA. (Received via ADS) (sm) (Entered: 10/09/2026)

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Oct 09, 2026

TEXT ORDER: Before the Court is Petitioner Miguel Cahuec-Ventura's ("Petitioner") Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus ("Petition") pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, challenging Petitioner's continued detention by immigration authorities (ECF No. 1) and Respondents' letter request to transfer this matter to the Western District of Louisianna (ECF No. 7). Respondents submit that Petitioner was transferred from Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility in Elizabeth, New Jersey on September 29, 2026, and was booked into Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana on the same day. (Id.) The Court received Petitioner's Petition was signed and received by the Court on September 30, 2026. (See ECF No. 1.) The sole proper respondent in a petition brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is the warden of the facility where the detainee is currently being held. See Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 436 (2004); Yi v. Maugans, 24 F.3d 500, 507 (3d Cir. 1994). Petitioner was confined in the Western District of Louisianna at the time the Petition was filed. Therefore, the only proper respondent would be the Warden of Petitioner's Detention Center in Louisiana, where Petitioner was confined when the Petition was filed. District courts "are limited to granting habeas relief 'within their respective jurisdictions.' 28 U.S.C. § 2241(a)." Padilla, 542 U.S. at 442. A writ of habeas corpus pursuant to § 2241 may therefore only be issued by the district court in which the petitioner is currently confined, in this case the Western District of Louisiana, which has jurisdiction over Winnfield, Louisiana. Id.; see also Yi v. Maugans, 24 F.3d 500, 507 (3d Cir. 1994) ("[a] district court's habeas corpus jurisdiction is territorially limited and extends only to persons detained and custodial officials acting within the boundaries of that district"). Because Petitioner is challenging his continued detention in Louisiana, this Court finds that it would be in the interests of justice to transfer this matter to the appropriate court, in this case the Western District of Louisiana District Court. 28 U.S.C. § 1631. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall TRANSFER this action to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana and CLOSE this matter. So Ordered by Judge Brian R. Martinotti on 10/09/2026. (lr, ) (Entered: 10/09/2026)

Oct 09, 2026

Case transferred from New Jersey has been opened in Western District of Louisiana as case 1:26-cv-04183, filed 10/09/2026. (kht)

Oct 09, 2026

Case Transferred Out - District Court Transfer

Oct 09, 2026

Case extracted via ECF to Western District of Louisiana. (mfr)

Oct 09, 2026

***Civil Case Terminated. (wh)

Oct 09, 2026

Text Order

Oct 09, 2026

Terminate Civil Case

Oct 09, 2026

Docket Annotation (public)

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Nov 03, 2026

Mail Returned as Undeliverable. Mail sent to Miguel Cahuec-Ventura (sm) (Entered: 11/04/2026)